The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power co-showrunner Patrick McKay explains how the Amazon series differs from Peter Jackson films.
Now ages ago, Amazon announced that it was developing a the Lord of the Rings series. This series, titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, was ultimately revealed to be about the rise of Sauron during the Second Age of Middle-earth. Despite the noticeable jet lag, comparisons to Peter Jackson films would be inevitable.
In the early 2000s, Peter Jackson co-wrote, co-produced and directed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The films were a huge critical and financial success, with the third film, The king’s return, earning more than $1 billion worldwide and winning 11 Oscars. The new Amazon series was made without Jackson’s involvement, but showrunners knew comparisons would be inevitable.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power co-showrunner and executive producer Patrick McKay spoke about his love for Peter Jackson films and revealed how the series would differ from those films:
“I would say we are big fans of Peter’s films. We were there for the opening night of each movie because they’re so wonderful and there’s so much that they capture so well what we love about those books. I think if we thought we were trying to compete with these or measure up, we’d run away. Like Monty Python, “Run!”
I think we really just went back to the books and found new stories, new textures, and new flavors that felt true to Tolkien that we may have never seen on screen before. It made it all a little more imaginable, like maybe there’s a way.
Here is the synopsis of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to a time when great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin. , unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung on the thinnest of threads, and the greatest villain to ever spring from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover the whole world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows a cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the dreaded re-emergence of evil in Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elven capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the far reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that will last long after. they left.
Amazon Studios product power rings in cooperation with Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema. JD Payne and Patrick McKay are the showrunners and executive producers of the series.
The entire show is made up of Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers , and Daniel Weyman.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere September 2 on Amazon Prime Video. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the upcoming series and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more original video content.
